Sports news 1st December 08

Kayaking in Vietnam

Congratulations to 3^rd year physiotherapy student Tim Hamlet who has been selected to go on the British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2009. Tim travelled recently to Wales for a selection weekend and was one of nine students selected from twenty invited.  The expedition plans to go to Vietnam in the summer of 2009 with a view to exploring and experiencing some new white water runs. Tim is regularly involved with GCU Kayak Club activities and was Students’ Association’s Coach of the Year in 2007/08.

GCU Undefeated

GCU sports teams have made a very positive start to the season winning 43% of their fixtures. In particular both Men’s Basketball and Men’s Hockey teams remain undefeated in all competitions, winning five out of five matches. GCU Netball 1^st remain top of the Scottish Universities Division 3A with only one defeat in seven games.

Sports Results

Sunday 23^rd Nov

Heriot Watt 4/7-v-2/5 GCU Gaelic Football (Scottish Universities Div 2)

Wednesday 26^th Nov

GCU Women’s Basketball 49-v-53 Abertay (BUCS Scottish Lge 3A)

GCU Women’s Hockey 1^st 3-v-2 Glasgow 1^st (BUCS Scottish 1A)

GCU Women’s Football 8-v-4 UWS (BUCS Scottish Lge 3A)

GCU Men’s Football 2^nd 2-v-3 Napier 2^nd (BUCS Scottish Lge 6A)

GCU Men’s Basketball 60-v-55 Stirling 2^nd (BUCS Scottish Lge 3A)

Aberdeen 2^nd 1-v-3 GCU Men’s Hockey (BUCS Scottish Lge 3A)

UWS 6-v-2 GCU Men’s Football 3^rd (BUCS Scottish Lge 8A)

Sunday 30^th Nov

Heriot Watt 3-v-0 GCU Women’s Volleyball (BUCS Scottish Lge 2A)

Dundee 3-v-0 GCU Men’s Volleyball (BUCS Scottish Lge 2A)

GCU American Football 12-v-8 Glasgow Uni (BUAFL Northern Conference)